Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity

Planted All Purpose Acres

Harvested Acres

Yield

Production

Price per Unit

Value of Production in Dollars

SOYBEANS

SOYBEANS

1,640,000

1,610,000

46 BU / ACRE

74,060,000 BU

10.6 $ / BU

785,036,000

CORN

CORN, GRAIN

840,000

168 BU / ACRE

141,120,000 BU

3.75 $ / BU

529,200,000

CORN, SILAGE

60,000

21 TONS / ACRE

1,260,000 TONS

CORN

920,000

HAY

HAY

1,766,000

2.2 TONS / ACRE

3,893,000 TONS

92 $ / TON

359,552,000

HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)

1,750,000

2.2 TONS / ACRE

3,850,000 TONS

91 $ / TON

350,350,000

HAY, ALFALFA

16,000

2.7 TONS / ACRE

43,000 TONS

214 $ / TON

9,202,000

WHEAT

WHEAT

530,000

475,000

66 BU / ACRE

31,350,000 BU

5.55 $ / BU

173,993,000

WHEAT, WINTER

530,000

475,000

66 BU / ACRE

31,350,000 BU

5.55 $ / BU

173,993,000

COTTON

COTTON, UPLAND

275,000

270,000

875 LB / ACRE

492,000 480 LB BALES

0.612 $ / LB

144,530,000

COTTON, COTTONSEED

161,000 TONS

212 $ / TON

34,132,000

COTTON

275,000

270,000

875 LB / ACRE

492,000 480 LB BALES

TOBACCO

TOBACCO

24,250

2,151 LB / ACRE

52,155,000 LB

2.337 $ / LB

121,885,000

TOBACCO, FIRE-CURED (CLASS 2)

7,600

2,900 LB / ACRE

22,040,000 LB

2.72 $ / LB

59,949,000

TOBACCO, AIR-CURED LIGHT BURLEY (TYPE 31)

15,500

1,750 LB / ACRE

27,125,000 LB

2.01 $ / LB

54,521,000

TOBACCO, AIR-CURED DARK (CLASS 3B)

1,150

2,600 LB / ACRE

2,990,000 LB

2.48 $ / LB

7,415,000

BEANS

BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET

5,800

5,400

57 CWT / ACRE

308,000 CWT

58 $ / CWT

17,864,000

APPLES

APPLES, UTILIZED

4,200,000 LB

1,849,000

APPLES, NOT HARVESTED

500,000 LB

APPLES

650

7,230 LB / ACRE

4,700,000 LB

0.44 $ / LB

SQUASH

SQUASH

850

830

52 CWT / ACRE

43,000 CWT

30.3 $ / CWT

1,302,000

HAY & HAYLAGE

HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA

2,000

TOMATOES

TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET

43 $ / CWT

(NA) Not Available(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate(X) Not Applicable(Z) Less than half the rounding unit

Census State Profile: Tennessee

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item

Quantity

U.S. Rank

Universe 1

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)

Total value of agricultural products sold

3,611,037

33

50

Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse

2,086,472

29

50

Value of livestock, poultry, and their products

1,524,565

33

50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas

1,301,303

24

50

Tobacco

108,224

3

19

Cotton and cottonseed

253,428

8

17

Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes

72,885

28

50

Fruit, tree nuts, and berries

(D)

38

50

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod

294,740

14

50

Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops

(D)

(D)

49

Other crops and hay

46,215

41

50

Poultry and eggs

552,015

21

50

Cattle and calves

735,511

21

50

Milk from cows

145,445

31

50

Hogs and pigs

48,245

26

50

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk

8,906

27

50

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys

21,326

21

50

Aquaculture

(D)

28

50

Other animals and other animal products

(D)

(D)

50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)

Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop

1,742,486

12

50

Soybeans for beans

1,229,385

17

45

Corn for grain

960,721

17

49

Cotton, all

376,997

6

17

Upland cotton

376,997

6

17

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)

Broilers and other meat-type chickens

30,400,743

15

50

Cattle and calves

1,856,316

15

50

Layers

1,675,399

34

50

Pullets for laying flock replacement

1,025,297

24

50

Roosters

191,923

9

50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics

Quantity

Farm by value of sales

Less than $1,000

21,851

$1,000 to $2,499

8,781

$2,500 to $4,999

8,016

$5,000 to $9,999

8,852

$10,000 to $19,999

7,606

$20,000 to $24,999

2,093

$25,000 to $39,999

3,407

$40,000 to $49,999

1,217

$50,000 to $99,999

2,067

$100,000 to $249,999

1,550

$250,000 to $499,999

1,001

$500,000 or more

1,609

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)

3,174,788

Average per farm ($)

46,654

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)

696,379

Average per farm ($)

10,233

Operator Characteristics

Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation

Farming

28,454

Other

39,596

Principal operators by sex

Male

60,280

Female

7,770

Average age of principal operator

59.2

All operators by race2

American Indian or Alaska Native

418

Asian

177

Black or African American

1,324

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

10

White

98,189

More than one race

437

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin 2

743

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
- Represents zero.